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Dark City vs The Matrix
When I first the matrix back in 1999, I thought it was the most amazing and original movie I'd ever seen. Not too long ago I came across a movie called "Dark City" by accident and almost didn't bother watching it. After watching it, all I could think of was that the matrix was a rip off of this film which came out a year before the matrix. Personally I think the visuals in the matrix are better but the story in Dark City wins hands down. I still think the matrix is a cool film with so many metaphors in it, but it just dont seem as original or intelligent as it once did.
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Matrix is ok but other than the FX there is nothing original about it.
Saying that, Dark City seemed like a bit of a mess to me but I prefer it to Matrix.
Mind you, this kind of thing is said a lot about movies and I rarely get the connection.
What are the similarities? They seem very different in terms of style, theme and subject.
thats true, totally different, Dark City was more fantasy wasnt it lol
There's loads of stuff out there describing the similarities, this one for example, http://www.retrojunk.com/content/article/7015/index/
There's also a YouTube clip called Dark City v the Matrix, it's very short but it highlights just how similar the two are in terms of theme and subject. (There's also another one that goes into how similar the are in style, but its in Spanish)
(The Melissa George topless scene is just the icing in the cake!
But "Matrix" & "City" don't really seem comparable. Beyond the fact that both films feature "manufactured worlds" and the protagonist discovers "super-powers" they are very different in tone.
I love "City" for it's concept, the time-freezing, the final battle, Jennifer Connolly as a torch-singer, and the general sense of mystery and film-noir stylings.
I also love "Matrix" for it's OTT fight scenes, the soundtrack, Laurence Fishbourne, the slo-mo, and Agent Smith.
(NB: HATE the sequels though).
Can't really choose between them. Please don't make me!
Thanks for that. I had to read that twice and I still think the links are nebulous at best. I need to watch both again and then repost on here. I saw the Matrix last week, but haven't seen Dark City for years.
Loved Richard O'Brien in it, though.
Seen Dark City once, not as great as The Matrix for me but still a good movie.